21.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kilcunda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kilcunda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 21.0% of people in Kilcunda volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with more residents providing unpaid care and serving in the Defence Force than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid work, with 30.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the state average. This is consistent with a higher rate of people providing unpaid care, which stands at 17.0%.
17.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% in Victoria and the 2.8% across Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Kilcunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21345/kilcunda/topic/community